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Auction History Result 6g0087 LANDSKNECHT 27x66 German special poster 1890s mercenary soldier at attention, ultra rare! Date Sold 4/11/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Unfolded German Special Poster (measures 27" x 65 1/2" [69 x 166 cm]) (Learn More) Landsknecht (literally translates to "Countryman"), the 1890s German poster featuring art of a German mercenary soldier standing at attention. Note that this is a stone litho poster from the German Alsatian region, and it is part of a large series of posters created in the latter half of the 19th century. The posters ranged from life-sized decorative images (that were used in homes, inns, party rooms and fairs) to political and religious posters with text in French, German and other languages. The posters were created by a Wissembourg (or Weissenburg in German) printing house run by Jean Frederic Wentzel (who founded the company in 1835) and Georg Friedrich Camille Burckardt (who took over the company in 1880 after Wentzel died). By the last part of the 19th century, the company was among the three largest printing houses in Europe for these popular prints and posters, with an output of two million images per year. Also, the Alsatian region has historically been contested by France and Germany, and in 1871 the region was annexed by Germany, which is why many posters feature text in German and German military figures and leaders. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that this is an extremely rare poster. We have never auctioned one in all our years of auctioning! Note that this special poster was printed in 3 sections designed to overlap and wherever this poster was displayed, they glued the pieces together before putting them on display. At a later date the poster was folded in half and in half again, for storage, but it does not fold down to fit in a standard package, so we will send it rolled in a tube to the winning bidder. Condition: very good. Whoever used this poster glued the pieces together before putting them on display (see above). It has some darkening in the borders but generally has survived in about as nice condition as one could hope with a poster that is 130 years old. Learn More about condition grades 
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